'Say His Name': Voices And Faces Of Protest Across Connecticut

Connecticut Public Radio | By Staff

Published June 1, 2020 at 6:24 PM EDT

Jaala Welch from West Haven sits on a stretch of I-95 blocked off by protesters on Sunday. "I feel like this time was coming," she said. "We only have one solution -- and it's revolution …The time has come." ";

Protesters took to the streets of towns and cities across Connecticut over the weekend in reaction to events in Minneapolis, where a black man, George Floyd, was killed as he was taken into police custody. Connecticut Public reporters and photographers captured images, speeches and interviews in Hartford, New Haven and New London as the weekend unfolded.

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Reporting by Nicole Leonard, Joe Amon, Harriet Jones and Carmen Baskauf. Photography by Ryan Caron King and Joe Amon. Audio editing by Harriet Jones. Video editing by Tyler Russell.

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